AIAAXH TON ΔΩΔΕΚΑ ATIOSTOAON, 


Teaching of the Twelve Apostles. 


RECENTLY DISCOVERED AND PUBLISHED BY PHILOTHEOS BRYENNI@S, 
METROPOLITAN OF NICOMEDIA, Z 


EDITED WITH A TRANSLATION, INTRODUCTION .AND NOTES, 


BY 
ROSWELL D. HITCHCOCK 
AND 


FRANCIS BROWN, 
PROFESSORS IN UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, NEW YORK. 





























ΔΙΔΑΧΗ 
ΤΩΝ AQAEKA ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΩΝ. 





TEACHING 


OF 


THE TWELVE APOSTLHS. 


RECENTLY DISCOVERED AND PUBLISHED BY PHILOTHEOS 
BRYENNIOS, METROPOLITAN OF NICOMEDIA. 


EDITED WITH A TRANSLATION, INTRODUCTION 
AND NOTES, 


BY 


ROSWELL D. HITCHCOCK 
AND 
FRANCIS BROWN, 


PROFESSORS IN UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, NEW YORK. 


NEW YORK: 
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS. 
1884. 


“--ς τον Pi tt, tt ts ey NR .-- .. ...ῦ.. 


a ee Nt eng 


CopyricutT, 1884, By 
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS. 





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INTRODUCTION. 





In 1875 Philotheos Bryennios, then Metro- 
politan of Serrae (now Serres), in ancient Mace- 
donia, published the two Epistles of Clement 
of Rome, from a manuscript discovered by him 
in the Library. of the Most Holy Sepulchre in 
Fanar of Constantinople. The last six chapters 
(60-65) of the First Epistle, and the last eight 
sections (13-20) of the so-called Second Epistle, 
had never been published before. The date of 
the manuscript is 1056 ap. As described by 
the finder, “it is an octavo volume, written on 


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parchment, in cursive characters, and consists of 
120 leaves.” First comes Chrysostom’s Synop- 
sis of the Books of the Old and New Testa- 
ment; then the Epistle of Barnabas; then the 
two Epistles of Clement; then the Teaching of 
the Twelve Apostles; then the Epistle of Mary 
of Cassobelae to Ignatius; followed by twelve 
Epistles of Ignatius (the current seven, besides 
one to the Virgin Mary, and four others). 

The “Teaching of the Twelve Apostles,” 
Διδαχὴ τῶν dddexa ᾿Αποστόλων, occupies leaves 
76-80 of the manuscript. It now seems strange 
to us that the document thus announced at- 
tracted so little attention. This same Bryen- 
nios, now Metropolitan of Nicomedia, in Asia 
Minor, has again surprised the literary world by 
publishing, with an abundance of learned illus- 
tration, this long-lost document. It is printed 
in Constantinople, and the date of publication is 
1883. The genuineness of the document can 
hardly be doubted. It is cited by Clement of 
Alexandria in-his First Stroma; by Eusebius, 


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who speaks of it (Hist. iii. 25) as τῶν ᾽Αποσ- 
τόλων at λεγόμεναι διδαχαί; and by Athanasius _ 
in his 89th Festal Epistle. Bickell and Geb- 
hardt had recently argued that there must have 
been some such document underlying both the 
Seventh Book of the Apostolic Constitutions 
and the Apostolic Epitome. In 1882 Kra- 
wutzky undertook, from these sources, to re- 
cover and reconstruct the embedded earlier and 
simpler document; and with a success ‘of the 
most pronounced and brilliant character, as now 
tested by the work just published. 

This document belongs undoubtedly to the 
second century; possibly as far back as 120 
a.D., hardly later than 160 a.p. The whole tone 
of it is archaic. It contradicts nothing belong- 
ing to that age; corroborates some things which 
may henceforth be more strongly emphasized ; 
and adds some things for which we may well 
be very profoundly grateful. 

The present editors are happy to be able to 
put this “ Teaching of the Twelve Apostles” so 


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INTRODUCTION. 


promptly before the American public. The 
text has been carefully edited. The translation 
will be found to be studiously literal. A few 
notes have been added, which, it is hoped, may 
be of service both to students and to general 
readers. 


Rosweuu ἢ. Hironcock. 
Francis Brown. 


UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, 
New YorK City, March 20, 1884. 





ΔΙΔΑΧΗ 


ΤΩΝ 


AQAEKA ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΩΝ. 





Διδαχὴ Κυρίου διὰ τῶν δώδεκα ἀποστόλων τοῖς 


ἔϑνεσιν. 


Κεφ. α΄. ᾿Οδοὶ δύο εἰσί, μία τῆς ζωῆς καὶ μία τοῦ ϑανά- 
του, διαφορὰ δὲ πολλὴ μεταξὺ τῶν δύο ὁδῶν. 
5 Ἢ μὲν οὖν ὁδὸς τῆς ζωῆς ἐστιν αὕτη " πρῶτον, 
> , Ἁ \ \ / A ᾿Ξ 
ἀγαπήσεις τὸν Θεὸν τὸν ποιήσαντά σε" δεύτε- 
\ , ἐν 4 / \o 
pov, τὸν πλησίον σου ὡς σεαυτόν " πάντα δὲ ὅσα 
ἐὰν ϑελήσῃς μὴ γίνεσϑαί σοι, καὶ σὺ ἄλλῳ μὴ 
ποίει. Τούτων δὲ τῶν λόγων ἡ διδαχή ἐστιν 
10 αὕτη: Εὐλογεῖτε τοὺς καταρωμένους ὑμῖν καὶ 
προσεύχεσϑε ὑπὲρ τῶν ἐχϑρῶν ὑμῶν, νηστεύετε 
δὲ ὑπὲρ τῶν διωκόντων ὑμᾶς " ποία γὰρ χάρις, 
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TEACHING 


OF THE 


TWELVE APOSTLES. 





TEACHING OF THE LorD, THROUGH THE TWELVE APos- 
TLES, TO THE NATIONS. 


Cuar. I.—Two ways there are, one of life and one of 
death, but there is a great difference between the two 
ways. The way of life, then, is this: First, thou shalt 
love the God who made thee; secondly, thy neighbor 
as thyself ; and all things whatsoever thou wouldst not 
have befall thee, thou, too, do not to another. Now 
of these words the teaching is this: Bless them that 
curse you, and pray for your enemies, and fast for 
them that persecute you: for what thank have ye if ye 

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25 


30 


AIAAXH ΤΩΝ AQAEKA ATIOSTOAQN. 


ἐὰν ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας ὑμᾶς ; οὐχὶ Kai τὰ 
ΜΝ, ἈΝ Pee ἴω e \ \ > n Ἁ 
ἔϑνη τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσιν ; ὑμεὶς δὲ ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς 
-“ e -“ \ > <4 > / > , 
μισοῦντας ὑμᾶς Kal οὐχ ἕξετε ἐχϑρόν. ° Arréyou 
τῶν σαρκικῶν καὶ κοσμικῶν ἐπιϑυμιῶν. ᾿Εάν 
lel ες», > \ ld 
τις σοι δῷ ῥάπισμα εἰς τὴν δεξιὰν σιαγόνα, 
στρέψον αὐτῷ καὶ τὴν ἄλλην, καὶ ἔσῃ τέλειος - 
ΕΔ » ΄ , I “ [2 > > 
ἐὰν ἀγγαρεύσῃ σέ τις μίλιον ἕν, ὕπωγε μετ᾽ av- 
fa ΄ >\ Μ »Ἶ φ , 4 \ > Led 
τοῦ δύο" ἐὰν ἄρῃ τις TO ἱμάτιόν cov, δὸς αὐτῷ 
καὶ τὸν χιτῶνα" ἐὰν λάβῃ τις ἀπὸ σοῦ τὸ σόν, 
μὴ ἀπαίτει" οὐδὲ γὰρ δύνασαι. Παντὶ τῷ ai- 
τοῦντί σε δίδου καὶ μὴ ἀπαίτει" πᾶσι γὰρ ϑέλει 
δίδοσϑαι ὁ πατὴρ ἐκ τῶν ἰδίων χαρισμάτων. 
Μακάριος ὁ διδοὺς κατὰ τὴν ἐντολήν: ἀϑῶος 
A > ἜΧΕΝ “ / > ἈΝ Ν 
γάρ ἐστιν" οὐαὶ τῷ λαμβάνοντι" εἰ μὲν γὰρ 
χρείαν ἔχων λαμβάνει τις, ἀϑῶος ἔσται" ὁ δὲ 
μὴ χρείαν ἔχων δώσει δίκην, ἱνατί ἔλαβε καὶ εἰς 
a a \ , > , 
τί, ἐν συνοχῇ δὲ γενόμενος ἐξετασϑήσεται περὶ 
ὧν ἔπραξε, καὶ οὐκ ἐξελεύσεται ἐκεῖϑεν μέχρις 
οὗ ἀποδῷ τὸν ἔσχατον κοδράντην. ᾿Αλλὰ καὶ 
περὶ τούτου δὴ εἴρηται" ᾿Ιδρωσάτω ἡ ἐλεημοσύ- 
vn σου εἰς τὰς χεῖράς σου, μέχρις ἂν γνῷς τίνι 
das. 


35 Κεφ. β΄. Δευτέρα δὲ ἐντολὴ τῆς διδαχῆς Οὐ φονεύσεις, 


» ΄ > / > 7 
οὐ μοιχεύσεις, οὐ παιδοφϑορήσεις, οὐ πορνεύσεις, 
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TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES. 


love them that. love you? Do not the nations also the 
same? But love ye them that hate you and ye shall 
have no enemy. Abstain from the fleshly and worldly 
lusts. If any one give thee a blow on the right cheek, 
turn to him the other also, and thou shalt be perfect ; 
if any one compel thee to go one mile, go with him 
two; if any one take thy cloak, give him thy tunic also ; 
if any one take from thee what is thine, ask it not 
back; for indeed thou canst not. To every one that 
asketh thee give, and ask not back; for to all the 
Father desires to give of his own gracious gifts. Blessed 
is he that giveth according to the commandment ; for 
he is guiltless; wo to him that taketh; for if, indeed, 
one taketh who hath need, he shall be guiltless; but he 
who hath no need shall give account, why he took, and 
for what purpose, and coming under arrest shall be ex- 
amined concerning what he did, and shall not go out 
thence until he pay the last farthing. But it hath 
been also said concerning this matter: Let thine alms 
sweat in thy hands, until thou knowest to whom thou 


shouldst give. 


Cuar. I.—Now the second commandment of the 
teaching 7s: Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not commit 
adultery, thou shalt not corrupt boys, thou shalt not 

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45 


50 Κεφ. 


55 


60 


AIAAXH TQN AQAEKA ATIOSTOAQN. 


ov κλέψεις, οὐ μαγεύσεις, οὐ φαρμακεύσεις, οὐ 
tA 7 > a 2xO\ Ν > 
φονεύσεις τέκνον ἐν φϑορᾷ οὐδὲ yervndév ἀπο- 
κτενεῖς. Οὐκ ἐπιϑυμήσεις τὰ τοῦ πλησίον, 
> > , > i > 
οὐκ ἐπιορκήσεις, οὐ ψευδομαρτυρήσεις, οὐ κακο- 
λογήσεις, οὐ μνησικακήσεις. Οὐκ ἔσῃ διγνώμων 
οὐδὲ δίγλωσσος - παγὶς γὰρ ϑανάτου ἡ διγλχωσ- 
σία. Οὐκ ἔσται ὁ λόγος σου Ψευδής, οὐ κενός, 
ἀλλὰ μεμεστωμένος πράξει. Οὐκ ἔσῃ πλεονέκ- 
της οὐδὲ ἅρπαξ οὐδὲ ὑποκριτὴς οὐδὲ κακοήϑης 
οὐδὲ ὑπερήφανος. Οὐ λήψῃ βουλὴν πονηρὰν 
κατὰ τοῦ πλησίον cov. Οὐ μισήσεις πάντα ἄν- 
ϑρωπον, ἀλλὰ ods μὲν ἐλέγξεις, περὶ δὲ ὧν προσ- 
7 A be 2 if ς \ Ἁ , 
εύξῃ, ods δὲ ἀγαπήσεις ὑπὲρ τὴν ψυχήν cov. 


γ΄. Τέκνον μου, φεῦγε ἀπὸ παντὸς πονηροῦ καὶ 
ἀπὸ παντὸς ὁμοίου αὐτοῦ: Μὴ γίνου ὀργίλος" 
ὁδηγεῖ γὰρ ἡ ὀργὴ πρὸς τὸν φόνον" μηδὲ ξηλω- 
τὴς μηδὲ ἐριστικὸς μηδὲ ϑυμικός " ἐκ γὰρ τού- 
των ἁπάντων φόνοι γεννῶνται. Τέκνον μου, μὴ 
γίνου ἐπιϑυμητής " ὁδηγεῖ γὰρ ἡ ἐπιϑυμία πρὸς 
τὴν πορνείαν " μηδὲ αἰσχρολόγος μηδὲ ὑψηλόφ- 
ϑαλμος- ἐκ γὰρ τούτων ἀπάντων μοιχεῖαι γεν- 
νῶνται. Τέκνον μου, μὴ γίνου οἰωνοσκόπος " 
ἐπειδὴ ὁδηγεῖ εἰς τὴν εἰδωλολατρείαν" μηδὲ ἐπα- 
odes μηδὲ μαϑηματικὸς μηδὲ περικαϑαίρων, 
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TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES. 


commit fornication, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not 
practise magic, thou shalt not use sorcery, thou shalt 
not slay a child by abortion, nor what is begotten shalt 
thou destroy. Thou shalt not lust after the things 
of thy neighbor, thou shalt not forswear thyself, 
thou shalt not bear false witness, thou shalt not re- 
vile, thou shalt not bear malice. Thou shalt not be 
doubled-minded nor doubled-tongued ; for a snare of 
death is the double tongue. Thy speech shall not be 
false, nor empty, but filled with doing. Thou shalt not 
be covetous, nor rapacious, nor a hypocrite, nor malicious, 
nor arrogant. Thou shalt not take evil counsel against 
thy neighbor. Thou shalt hate no man, but some thou 
shalt reprove, and for some thou shalt pray, and some 
thou shalt love above thy life. 


Cuap. III.—My child, flee from every evil thing, and 
from everything like it. Be not inclined to anger, for 
anger leadeth to murder; nor jealous, nor contentious, 
nor passionate ; for of all these murders are begotten. 
My child, become not lustful; for lust leadeth to for- 
nication ; nor foul-mouthed, nor lofty-eyed; for of all 
these things adulteries are begotten. My child, become 
not an omen-watcher ; since it leadeth into idolatry ; 
nor an enchanter, nor an astrologer, nor a purifier, nor 

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ΔΙΔΑΧΗ TQN AQAEKA ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΩΝ. 


μηδὲ ϑέλε αὐτὰ βλέπειν: ἐκ γὰρ τούτων ἁπάν- 
Tov εἰδωλολατρεία γεννᾶται. Τέκνον μου, μὴ 
γίνου ψεύστης" ἐπειδὴ ὁδηγεῖ τὸ ψεῦσμα εἰς 
τὴν κλοπήν " μηδὲ φιλάργυρος μηδὲ κενόδοξος " 
5 \ 7 e tA Lal /, 
ἐκ yap τούτων ἁπάντων κλοπαὶ γεννῶνται. Téx- 
Ἁ , 4 > a. S a > Ἁ 
νον μου, μὴ γίνου γόγγυσος " ἐπειδὴ ὁδηγεῖ εἰς τὴν 
βλασφημίαν " μηδὲ αὐϑάδης μηδὲ πονηρόφρων 
> \ ’ ς / κ 
ἐκ γὰρ τούτων ἁπάντων βλασφημίαι γεννῶνται. 
ἢ 9 δὲ nA > \ e a / 
σϑι δὲ mpais, ἐπεὶ οἱ πραεῖς κληρονομήσουσι 
τὴν γῆν. Tivov μακρόϑυμος καὶ ἐλεήμων καὶ 
ἄκακος καὶ ἡσύχιος καὶ ἀγαϑὸς καὶ τρέμων τοὺς 
λόγους διὰ παντός, ods ἤκουσας. Οὐκ ὑψώσεις 
σεαυτὸν οὐδὲ δώσεις τῇ ψυχῇ σου ϑράσος. Οὐ 
κολληϑήσεται ἡ ψυχή σου μετὰ ὑψηλῶν, ἀλλὰ 
Ἀ , \ » ? / \ 
μετὰ δικαίων καὶ ταπεινῶν ἀναστραφήσῃ. Ta 
, 7 3 7 e > \ 
συμβαίνοντά cot ἐνεργήματα ὡς ἀγαϑὰ προσ- 


δέξῃ, εἰδὼς ὅτι ἄτερ Θεοῦ οὐδὲν γίνεται. 


Τέκνον μου, τοῦ λαλοῦντός σοι τὸν λόγον τοῦ 
Θεοῦ μνησϑήσῃ νυκτὸς καὶ ἡμέρας, τιμήσεις δὲ 
αὐτὸν ὡς Κύριον" ὅϑεν γὰρ ἡ κυριότης λαλεῖται, 
ἐκεὶ Κύριός ἐστιν. ᾿Εκζητήσεις δὲ cad ἡμέραν 
τὰ πρόσωπα τῶν ἁγίων, ἵνα ἐπαναπαύῃ τοῖς 
λόγοις αὐτῶν. Οὐ ποϑήσεις σχίσμα, εἰρηνεύ- 
σεις δὲ μαχομένους " κρινεῖς δικαίως, οὐ λήψῃ 
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TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES, 


be willing to look upon these things; for of all these 
things idolatry is begotten. My child, become not a 
liar ; since lying leads to theft; nor avaricious, nor vain- 
glorious; for of all these things thefts are begotten. 
My child, become not a murmurer; since it leads to 
blasphemy ; nor presumptuous, nor evil-minded ; for of 
all these things blasphemies are begotten. But be meek, 
since the meek shall inherit the earth. Become long- 
suffering and pitiful and guileless and gentle and good, 
and tremble continually at the words which thou hast 
heard. Thou shalt not exalt thyself, nor permit over- 
boldness to thy soul. Thy soul shall not cleave to the 
high, but with the righteous and lowly thou shalt 
dwell. The things that befall thee accept as well- 
wrought, knowing that without God nothing occurs. 


Cuap. IV.—My child, him that speaks to thee the 
word of God remember night and day, and thou shalt 
honor him as the Lord; for where that which pertaineth 
to the Lord is spoken there the Lord is. And thou shalt 
seek out daily the faces of the saints that thou mayst be 
refreshed by their words. Thou shalt not desire division, 
but shalt make peace between those who contend; thou 





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100 


105 


AIAAXH ΤῺΝ AQAEKA ATIOSTOAQN. 


πρόσωπον ἐλέγξαι ἐπὶ παραπτώμασιν. Οὐ &- 
’ Φ Μ a » M> id x 
ψυχήσεις, πότερον ἔσται ἢ οὔ. ἢ γίνου πρὸς 
μὲν τὸ λαβεῖν ἐκτείνων τὰς χεῖρας, πρὸς δὲ τὸ 
δοῦναι συσπῶν ἐὰν ἔχῃς, διὰ τῶν χειρῶν σου 
δώσεις λύτρωσιν ἁμαρτιῶν σου. Οὐ διστάσεις 
δοῦναι οὐδὲ διδοὺς γογγύσεις " γνώσῃ γὰρ τίς 
> e a a \ 3 , > 
ἐστιν ὁ τοῦ μισϑοῦ καλὸς ἀνταποδότης. Οὐκ 
ἀποστραφήσῃ τὸν ἐνδεόμενον, συγκοινωνήσεις 
δὲ πάντα τῷ ἀδελφῷ σου καὶ οὐκ ἐρεῖς ἴδια εἶναι" 
> \ > a > 4 ’ Ὶ 
εἰ γὰρ ἐν τῷ ἀϑανάτῳ κοινωνοί ἐστε, πόσῳ 
μᾶλλον ἐν τοῖς ϑνητοῖς ; Οὐκ ἀρεῖς τὴν χεῖρά 
σου ἀπὸ τοῦ υἱοῦ σου ἢ ἀπὸ τῆς ϑυγατρός σου, 
ἀλλὰ ἀπὸ νεότητος διδάξεις τὸν φόβον τοῦ 
Θεοῦ. Οὐκ ἐπιτάξεις δούλῳ σου ἢ παιδίσκῃ, 
τοῖς ἐπὶ τὸν αὐτὸν Θεὸν ἐλπίζουσιν, ἐν πικρίᾳ 
σου, μήποτε οὐ μὴ φοβηϑήσονται τὸν ἐπ᾽ ἀμ- 
, ἥ > ες Lf 
φοτέροις Θεόν" οὐ yap ἔρχεται κατὰ πρόσωπον 
καλέσαι, ἀλλ᾽ ἐφ᾽ ods τὸ πνεῦμα ἡτοίμασεν. 
Ὑμεῖς δὲ οἱ δοῦλοι ὑποταγήσεσϑε τοῖς κυρίοις 
ὑμῶν ὡς τύπῳ Θεοῦ ἐν αἰσχύνῃ καὶ φόβῳ. 
Μισήσεις πᾶσαν ὑπόκρισιν καὶ πᾶν ὃ μὴ ἀρεσ- 
τὸν τῷ Κυρίῳ. Οὐ μὴ ἐγκαταλίπῃς ἐντολὰς 
Κυρίου, φυλάξεις δὲ ἃ παρέλαβες, μήτε προστι- 
\ , > a > > f > / 
Seis μήτε ἀφαιρῶν. Ἔν ἐκκλησίᾳ ἐξομολογήσῃ 
πὰ παραπτώματά σου, καὶ οὐ προσελεύσῃ ἐπὶ 
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TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES. 


shalt judge justly, thou shalt not respect persons in con- 
victing for transgressions. Thou shalt not hesitate 
whether it shall be or not. Become not one who for tak- 
ing stretches out the hands, but for giving draws them 
in; if thou hast anything, by thy hands thou shalt give 
a ransom for thy sins. Thou shalt not hesitate to give, 
nor when giving shalt thou murmur, for thou shalt know 
who is the good dispenser of the recompense. Thou 
shalt not turn away the needy, but shalt share all things 
with thy brother, and shalt not say they are thine own; 
for if ye are partners in that which is imperishable, how 
much more in the perishable things? Thou shalt not 
take off thy hand from thy son and from thy daughter, 
but from youth thou shalt teach them the fear of God. 
Thou shalt not lay commands in thy bitterness upon thy 
slave or handmaid, who hope in the same God, lest they 
perchance shall not fear the God who is over you both ; 
for he cometh not to call men according to the ap- 
pearance, but to those whom the Spirit hath made 
ready. And ye, slaves, ye shall be subject to your lords, 
as to God’s image, in modesty and fear. Thou shalt 
hate every hypocrisy, and whatever is not pleasing to 
the Lord. Thou shalt by no means forsake the Lord’s 
commandments, but shalt guard what thou hast received, 


neither adding to it nor taking from it. In the church 
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120 


125 


AIAAXH TQN AQAEKA AIIOSTOAQN. 


προσευχήν σου ἐν συνειδήσει Tovnpa. ΦΔὕτη 
ἐστὶν ἡ ὁδὸς τὴς ζωῆς. 

Ἢ δὲ τοῦ ϑανάτου ὁδός ἐστιν αὕτη" πρῶτον 
πάντων πονηρά ἐστι καὶ κατάρας μεστή" φόνοι, 
μοιχεῖαι, ἐπιϑυμίαι, πορνεῖαι, κλοπαί, εἰδωλο- 
λατρεῖαι, μαγεῖαι, φαρμακεῖαι, ἁρπαγαί, ψευδο- 
μαρτυρίαι, ὑποκρίσεις. διπλοκαρδία, δόλος, ὑπερ- 
ηφανία, κακία, αὐϑάδεια, πλεονεξία, αἰσχρολο- 
γία, ζηλοτυπία, ϑρασύτης, ὕψος, ἀλαζονεία" 
διῶκται ἀγαϑῶν, μισοῦντες ἀλήϑειαν, ἀγαπῶν. 

a > , ἈΝ 
τες ψεῦδος, οὐ γινώσκοντες μισϑὸν δικαιο- 
σύνης, οὐ κολλώμενοι ἀγαϑῷ οὐδὲ κρίσει δι- 
καίᾳ, ἀ οὔντες οὐκ εἰς τὸ ἀγαϑόν, GAN 
a, ἀγρυπνοῦντες οὐκ εἰς τὸ ἀγαϑόν, a 

εἰς τὸ πονηρόν" ὧν μακρὰν πραὕτης καὶ ὑπο- 
μονή, μάταια ἀγαπῶντες, διώκοντες ἀνταπό- 
δομα, οὐκ ἐλεοῦντες πτωχόν, οὐ πονοῦντες ἐπὶ 
καταπονουμένῳ, οὐ γινώσκοντες τὸν ποιήσαντα 
αὐτούς, φονεῖς τέκνων, φϑορεῖς πλάσματος Θεοῦ, 
> ’ a > 4 “ 
ἀποστρεφόμενοι τὸν ἐνδεόμενον, καταξτονοῦντες 
τὸν ϑλιβόμενον, πλουσίων παράκλητοι, πενή- 
τῶν ἄνομοι κριταί, πανϑαμάρτητοι" ῥυσϑείητε, 


τέκνα, ἀπὸ τούτων ἁπάντων. 


6 ᾿ς , 3 Ν 7 n e -“ 

Ορα μή τις σε πλανήσῃ ἀπὸ ταύτης τῆς ὁδοῦ 

τῆς διδαχῆς. ἐπεὶ παρεκτὸς Θεοῦ σε διδάσκει. 
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TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES. 


thou shalt confess thy transgressions, and shalt not come 
forward for thy prayer with an evil conscience. This 
is the way of life. 


Cuap. V.—Now the way of death is this: first of 
all it is evil, and full of curse ; murders, adulteries, lusts, 
fornications, thefts, idolatries, magic arts, sorceries, rob- 
beries, false testimonies, hypocrisies, duplicity, craft, 
arrogance, vice, presumptuousness, greed, foul speech, 
‘jealousy, over-boldness, loftiness, pretence ; persecutors 
of the good, hating truth, loving falsehood, knowing not 
the reward of righteousness, not cleaving to that which 
is good nor to righteous judgment, on the watch not 
for good but for evil; far from whom are meekness 
and patience, loving vanities, pursuing revenge, not 
pitying a poor man, not laboring for the distressed, not 
knowing him that made them, murderers of children, 
destroyers of the image of God, turning away the 
needy, oppressing the afflicted, advocates of the rich, 
lawless judges of the poor, universal sinners: may ye 
be delivered, children, from all these. 


Cusp. VI.—See thet no one lead thee astray from 
this way of the teaching, because apart from God does 


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135 


Κεφ. ζ΄. 
140 


145 


150 


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PP — MOLE LALLA YON GO for oe aaa ae a 
Be 


AIAAXH TQN AQAEKA ATIOZTOAQN. 


Ei μὲν yap δύνασαι βαστάσαι ὅλον τὸν ζυγὸν 


τοῦ Κυρίου, τέλειος ἔσῃ" εἰ δ᾽ οὐ δύνασαι, ὃ δύνῃ 
τοῦτο ποίει. Περὶ δὲ τῆς βρώσεως, ὃ δύνασαι 
βάστασον : ἀπὸ δὲ τοῦ εἰδωλοϑύτου λίαν πρόσ- 


exe* λατρεία γάρ ἐστι Θεῶν νεκρῶν. 


Περὶ δὲ τοῦ βαπτίσματος, οὕτω βαπτίσατε" 
ταῦτα πάντα προειπόντες, βαπτίσατε εἰς τὸ 
yw -“ Ἀ \ a ta A cal e , 
ὄνομα τοῦ Πατρὸς καὶ τοῦ Tiod καὶ τοῦ ἁγίου 
Πνεύματος ἐν ὕδατι ζῶντι. ᾿Εὰν δὲ μὴ ἔχης 
ὕδωρ ζῶν, εἰς ἄλλο ὕδωρ βάπτισον" εἰ δ᾽ οὐ 
δύνασαι ἐν ψυχρῷ, ἐν Sepu@. ᾿Εὰν δε ἀμφότερα 
\ Ν᾿ » > Ἁ ‘ ‘4 Ὁ ? 
μὴ ἔχῃς, ἔκχεον εἰς τὴν κεφαλὴν τρὶς ὕδωρ εἰς 
ὄνομα Πατρὸς καὶ Υἱοῦ καὶ ἁγίου Πνεύματος. 
Πρὸ δὲ τοῦ βαπτίσματος προνηστευσάτω ὁ βαπ- 
τίζων καὶ ὁ βαπτιζόμενος καὶ εἴ τινες ἄλλοι δύ- 


νανται" κελεύσεις δὲ νηστεῦσαι τὸν βαπτιζό- 


, μενον πρὸ μιᾶς ἢ δύο. 


Αἱ δὲ νηστεῖαι ὑμῶν μὴ ἔστωσαν μετὰ τῶν 
ὑποκριτῶν" νηστεύουσι γὰρ δευτέρᾳ σαββά- 
των καὶ πέμπτῃ" ὑμεῖς δὲ νηστεύσατε τετ- 
pada καὶ παρασκευήν. Μηδὲ προσεύχεσθε 
ὡς οἱ ὑποκριταί, GAN ὡς ἐκέλευσεν ὁ Κύριος 
> Lael > , > fal 4 ΄ 

ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ αὐτοῦ, οὕτω προσεύχεσϑε" 

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TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES. 


he teach thee. For if thou art able to bear the whole 
yoke of the Lord, thou shalt be perfect; but if thou art 
not able, what thou art able, that do. And concerning 
food, what thou art able, bear; but of that offered to 
idols, beware exceedingly ; for it is a worship of dead 
gods. 


Cuar. VII.—Now concerning baptism, thus baptize 
ye: having first uttered all these things, baptize into the 
name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy 
Spirit, in running water. But if thou hast not running 
water, baptize in other water; and if thou canst not in 
cold, then in warm. But if thou hast neither, pour 
water upon the head thrice, into the name of Father 
and Son and Holy Spirit. But before the baptism let 
the baptizer and the baptized fast, and whatever others 
can; but the baptized thou shalt command to fast for 
one or two days before. 


Cuap. VIII.—But let not your fastings be appointed 
in common with the hypocrites; for they fast on the 
second day of the week and on the fifth; but do ye fast 
during the fourth, and the preparation day. Nor pray 
ye like the hypocrites, but as the Lord commanded in his 

15 


ee a πον πδον - ig τὰς ~~ --τς «Ὁ .ὕ.-. - dag Kindelan. ἀΑξονηδο, iit Halas νι, ον ve 











- 


AIAAXH ΤΩΝ AQAEKA ATIOZTOAQN. 


Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ, ἁγιασϑϑήτω τὸ 
ὄνομά σου, ἐλϑέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου, γενη- 
ϑήτω τὸ ϑέλημά σου we ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς" 
160 τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν onpe- 
pov καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὴν ὀφειλὴν ἡμῶν os καὶ 
ἡμεῖς ἀφίεμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις ἡμῶν, καὶ μὴ 
εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς 
ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ" ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ 
165 δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Τρὶς τῆς ἡμέρας οὕτω 


προσεύχεσθε. 


Κεφ. δ΄. Περὶ δὲ τῆς εὐχαριστίας, οὕτως εὐχαριστήσατε" 
πρῶτον περὶ τοῦ ποτηρίου" Εἰὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, 
Πάτερ ἡμῶν, ὑπὲρ τῆς ἁγίας ἀμπέλου AaBid 
1τὸ τοῦ παιδός σου, ἧς ἐγνώρισας ἡμῖν διὰ ᾿Ιησοῦ 
τοῦ παιδός σου" σοὶ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Περὶ 
δὲ τοῦ κλάσματος " Εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, Πάτερ 
ἡμῶν, ὑπὲρ τῆς ζωῆς καὶ γνώσεως, ἧς ἐγνώρισας 
ἡμῖν διὰ ᾿Ιησοῦ τοῦ παιδός σου" σοὶ ἡ δόξα εἰς 
175 τοὺς αἰῶνας. “Ὥσπερ ἣν τοῦτο κλάσμα διεσκορ- 
πισμένον ἐπάνω τῶν ὀρέων καὶ συναχϑὲν ἐγέ- 
veto ἕν, οὕτω συναχϑήτω σου ἡ ἐκκλησία ἀπὸ 
τῶν περάτων τῆς γῆς εἰς τὴν σὴν βασιλείαν " 
ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ δοξα καὶ ἡ δύναμις διὰ “lycov 
180 Χριστοῦ εἷς τοὺς αἰῶνας. Μηδεὶς δὲ φαγέτω 
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TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES. 


gospel, thus pray: Our Father who art in heaven, Hal- 
lowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be 
done, as in heaven, so on earth; our daily bread give us 
to-day, and forgive us our debt as we also forgive our 
debtors, and bring us not into temptation, but deliver us 
from the evil one; for thine is the power and the glory 
forever. Three times in the day pray ye thus. 


Crap. [X.—Now concerning the Eucharist, thus give 
thanks ; first, concerning the cup: We thank thee, our 
Father, for the holy vine of David thy servant, which 
thou hast made known to us through Jesus thy servant ; 
to thee be the glory forever. And concerning the 
broken dread: We thank thee, our Father, for the life 
and the knowledge which thou hast made known to us 
through Jesus thy servant; to thee be the glory forever. 
Just as this broken bread was scattered over the hills 
and having been gathered together became one, so let 
thy church be gathered together from the ends of the 
earth into thy kingdom; for thine is the glory and the 
power through Jesus Christ forever. But let no one eat 


1 





AIAAXH TON AQAEKA ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΩΝ. 


μηδὲ πιέτω ἀπὸ τῆς εὐχαριστίας ὑμῶν, GAN οἱ 

, ᾽ ” ‘ \ ‘ 
βαπτισϑέντες εἰς ὄνομα Κυρίου: καὶ yap περὶ 
τούτου εἴρηκεν ὁ Κύριος" Μὴ δῶτε τὸ ἅγιον τοῖς 


, 
κυσι. 


186 Κεφ. .. Μετὰ δὲ τὸ ἐμπλησϑῆναι οὕτως εὐχαριστή- 


190 


195 


200 


> nr / 7 “ e \ an 
cate’ Εὐχαριστοῦμέν σοι, Πάτερ ἅγιε, ὑπὲρ τοῦ 
ἁγίου ὀνόματός σου, οὗ κατεσκήνωσας ἐν ταῖς 
καρδίαις ἡμῶν, καὶ ὑπὲρ τῆς γνώσεως καὶ πίσ- 
‘A , Ul oa > [4 id a ‘\ 
Tews Kai ἀϑδανασίας" ἧς ἐγνώρισας ἡμῖν διὰ 
T a na ὃ , τ Vee δὲ > \ 
σοῦ τοῦ παιδός σου" σοὶ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς 
αἰῶνας. Σύ, δέσποτα παντοκράτορ, ἔκτισας 7 
πάντα ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου, τροφήν τε καὶ 
Ν » cal > , > > , ica 
ποτὸν ἔδωκας τοῖς avSpwrrots εἰς ἀπόλαυσιν ἵνα 
σοι εὐχαριστήσωσιν, ἡμῖν δὲ ἐχαρίσω πνευ- 
Ἁ \ A Ν \ \ 3 \ 
ματικὴν τροφὴν καὶ ποτὸν καὶ ζωὴν αἰώνιον διὰ 
τοῦ παιδός cov. Πρὸ πάντων εὐχαριστοῦμέν 
Ὁ ἈΝ Ss \ e , > \ 1: 
σοι ὅτι δυνατὸς εἶ" σοὶ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας. 
, , a > , lel ev 
Μνήσϑητι, Κύριε, τῆς ἐκκλησίας cov τοῦ ῥύσα- 
> \ > Ἁ ἈΝ “ 3 Lal 
oat αὐτὴν ἀπὸ παντὸς πονηροῦ Kal τελειῶσαι 
δι > a ? , \ , Ps | > \ 
αὐτὴν ἐν τῇ ἀγάπῃ σου, Kal σύναξον αὐτὴν ἀπὸ 
τῶν τεσσάρων ἀνέμων, τὴν ἁγιασϑεῖσαν εἰς τὴν 
σὴν βασιλείαν, ἣν ἡτοίμασας αὐτῇ" ὅτι σοῦ 
» ε , ες , > A 2A 
ἐστιν ἡ δύναμις καὶ ἡ δόξα eis τοὺς αἰῶνας. 
᾿Ελϑέτω χάρις καὶ παρελϑέτω ὁ κόσμος οὗτος. 
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TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES. 


or drink of your Eucharist, except those baptized into 
the Lord’s name; for in regard to this the Lord hath 
said: Give not that which is holy to the dogs. 


Cuar. X.—Now after ye are filled thus do ye give 
thanks: We thank thee, holy Father, for thy holy 
name, which thou hast caused to dwell in our hearts, 
and for the knowledge and faith and immortality which 
thou hast made known to us through Jesus thy servant ; 
to thee be the glory forever. Thou, Almighty Master, 
didst create all things for thy name’s sake; both food 
and drink thou didst give to men for enjoyment, in 
order that they might give thanks to thee; but to us 
thou hast graciously given spiritual food and drink 
and eternal life through thy servant. Before all things, 
we thank thee that thou art powerful; to thee be the 
glory forever. Remember, Lord, thy church, to de- 
liver it from every evil and to make it perfect in thy 
love, and gather it from the four winds, 7, the sancti- 
fied, into thy kingdom, which thou hast prepared for 
it; for thine is the power and the glory forever. Let 
grace come and let this world pass away. Hosanna to 


19 


AIAAXH ΤΩΝ AQAEKA ATIOSTOAQN. 


205 ‘Noavva τῷ vid Δαβίδ. Ei τις ἅγιός ἐστιν, ¢; - 
« ‘ Y Jae 
ζ ν > ΝΜ ΄ 
χέσϑω:" εἴ τις οὐκ ἔστι, μετανοείτω" μαραναδά. 
> 4 lad Ν , > , > 
Apnv.. Tots δὲ προφήταις ἐπιτρέπετε evxa- 


ριστεῖν ὅσα Sédovew. 


Κεφ. ια΄. Ὃς ἂν οὖν ἐλθὼν διδάξῃ ὑμᾶς ταῦτα πάντα, 
210 τὰ προειρημένα, δέξασϑϑε αὐτόν: ἐὰν δὲ αὐτὸς 
ὁ διδάσκων στραφεὶς διδάσκῃ ἄλλην διδαχὴν εἰς 
XN “ ‘\ > 6 > , > \ ἈΝ 
τὸ καταλῦσαι, μὴ αὐτοῦ ἀκούσητε" εἰς δὲ τὸ 
προσϑεῖναι δικαιοσύνην καὶ γνῶσιν Κυρίου, 
δέξασϑε αὐτὸν ὡς Κύριον. Περὶ δὲ τῶν ἀποσ- 
215 τόλων Kai προφητῶν κατὰ τὸ δόγμα τοῦ evay- 
γελίου, οὕτω ποιήσατε. Πᾶς δὲ ἀπόστολος 
5 , ‘ ig tal ΄ e , » 
ἐρχόμενος πρὸς ὑμᾶς δεχϑήτω ὡς Κύριος" οὐ 
» \ e [4 , 2X \ 9 , \ a“ 
μενεῖ δὲ ἡμέραν μίαν" ἐὰν δὲ ἢ χρεία, Kai τὴν 
ἄλλην: τρεῖς δὲ ἐὰν μείνῃ, ψευδοπροφήτης 
220 ἐστίν. ᾿Εξερχόμενος δὲ ὁ ἀπόστολος μηδὲν λαμ- 
, > \ ” Ὁ Φ > a Xv +S 
Bavétw εἰμὴ ἄρτον ἕως οὗ αὐλισϑῇ " ἐὰν δὲ ap- 
γύριον αἰτῇ, ψευδοπροφήτης ἐστί. Καὶ πάντα 
, ‘ol 3 , > , 
προφήτην λαλοῦντα ἐν πνεύματι οὐ πειράσετε 
οὐδὲ διακρινεῖτε: πᾶσα γὰρ ἁμαρτία ἀφεϑή- 
225 σεται, αὕτη δὲ ἡ ἁμαρτία οὐκ ἀφεδήσεται. Ov 
lal \ e an 5 , » , 
πᾶς δὲ ὁ λαλῶν ἐν πνεύματι προφήτης ἐστίν, 
ἀλλ᾽ ἐὰν ἔχῃ τοὺς τρόπους Κυρίου. ᾿Απὸ οὖν 
a , , ς , \ 
TOV τρόπων YyYwodHoeTaL ὁ ψευδοπροφήτης Kai 
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TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES. 


the son of David! Whoever is holy, let him come; 
whoever is not, let him repent. Maranatha. Amen. 
But permit the prophets to give thanks as much as they 


will. 


Cuap. XI.—Now whoever cometh and teacheth you 
all these things, before spoken, receive him ; but if the 
teacher himself turn aside and teach another teaching, 
so as to overthrow this, do not hear him; but 17. he teach 
so as to promote righteousness and knowledge of the 
Lord, receive him as the Lord. But in regard to the 
apostles and prophets, according to the ordinance of the 
gospel, so do ye. And every apostle who cometh to you, 
let him be received as the Lord; but he shall not remain 
more than one day; if, however, there be need, then 
the next day ; but if he remain three days, he is a false 
prophet. But when the apostle departeth, let him take 
nothing except bread enongh till he lodge again ; but 
if he ask money, he is a false prophet. And every 
prophet who speaketh in the spirit, ye shall not try 
nor judge; for every sin shall be forgiven, but this sin 
shall not be forgiven. But not every one that speaketh 
in the spirit is a prophet, but only if he have the ways 
of the Lord. So from their ways shall the false prophet 


21 


280 


235 


240 


AIAAXH TON ΔΏΔΕΚΑ ATIOSTOAQON, 


ὁ προφήτης. Καὶ πᾶς προφήτης ὁρίζων τρά- 
πεζαν ἐν πνεύματι, οὐ φάγεται ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς, εἰδὲ 
μήγε ψευδοπροφήτης ἐστί: πᾶς δὲ προφήτης 
διδάσκων τὴν ἀλήϑειαν, εἰ ἃ διδάσκει οὐ ποιεῖ, 
ψευδοπροφήτης ἐστί. Πᾶς δὲ προφήτης δεδοκι- 
μασμένος, ἀληϑινός, ποιῶν εἰς μυστήριον κοσμι- 
κὸν ἐκκλησίας, μὴ διδάσκων δὲ ποιεῖν ὅσα αὐτὸς 
ποιεῖ, οὐ κριθήσεται ἐφ᾽ ὑμῶν μετὰ Θεοῦ yap 
ἔχει τὴν κρίσιν: ὠσαύτως γὰρ ἐποίησαν καὶ οἱ 
ἀρχαῖοι προφῆται. Ὃς δ᾽ ἂν εἴπῃ ἐν πνεύματι" 
Aos μοι ἀργύρια ἢ ἕτερά τινα, οὐκ ἀκούσεσϑε 
αὐτοῦ" ἐὰν δὲ περὶ ἄλλων ὑστερούντων εἴπῃ 


δοῦναι, μηδεὶς αὐτὸν κρινέτω. 


Κεφ. ιβ΄. Πᾶς δὲ ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου δεχ- 


245 


250 


ϑήτω, ἔπειτα δὲ δοκιμάσαντες αὐτὸν γνώσεσϑε" 
σύνεσιν γὰρ ἕξετε δεξιὰν καὶ ἀριστεράν. Eipév 
, , > eS , a > a ὦ 
παρόδιός ἐστιν ὁ ἐρχόμενος, βοηϑεῖτε αὐτῷ ὅσον 
δύνασθε" οὐ μενεῖ δὲ πρὸς ὑμᾶς εἰ μὴ δύο ἢ 
τρεῖς ἡμέρας, ἐὰν ἦ ἀνάγκη. Ei δὲ θέλει πρὸς 
ς a a , » > ’ Ἁ 
ὑμᾶς καθῆσαι, τεχνίτης ὦν, ἐργαζέσϑω καὶ 
ld > Ν > » ἢ Α ᾿ 
φαγέτω εἰ δὲ οὐκ ἔχει τέχνην, κατὰ τὴν σύνεσιν 
ὑμῶν προνοήσατε, πῶς μὴ ἀργὸς μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν ζήσε- 
ται χριστιανός. Ei δ᾽ οὐ θέλει οὕτω ποιεῖν, χρισ- 
τέμπορός ἐστι" προσέχετε ἀπὸ τῶν τοιούτων. 
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TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES. 


and the prophet be known. And no prophet who or- 
ders a meal, in the spirit, eateth of it, unless indeed he 
is a false prophet; and every prophet who teacheth the 
truth, if he do not that which he teacheth, is a false 
prophet. But every prophet, proved, true, acting with 
a view to the mystery of the church on earth, but not 
teaching others to do all that he himself doeth, shall 
not be judged among you; for with God he hath his 
judgment ; for so did the ancient prophets also. But 
whoever, in the spirit, says: Give me money, or some- 
thing else, ye shall not hear him; but if for others in 
need, he bids you give, let no one judge him. 


Cuap. XII.—But let every one that cometh in the 
Lord’s name be received, but afterward ye shall test and 
know him; for ye shall have understanding, right and 
left. If he who comes is a traveller, help him as much 
as ye can; but he shall not remain with you, unless for 
two or three days, if there be necessity. But if he will 
take up his abode among you, being an artisan, let him 
work and so eat; but if he have no trade, provide, 
according to your understanding, that no idler live 
_ with you as a Christian. But if he will not act accord- 
ing to this, he is one who makes gain out of Christ ; be- 


ware of such. 
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Κεφ. vy’ 


255 


270 


275 


AIAAXH TQN AQAEKA ATIOSTOAQN. 


Πᾶς δὲ προφήτης ἀληϑινός, ϑέλων καϑῆσαι 
Ἅ, e a ” , 3 r fo! > fal «ες 4 
πρὸς ὑμᾶς, ἄξιός ἐστι τῆς τροφῆς αὐτοῦ. ᾿Ὡσαύ- 
τως διδάσκαλος ἀληϑινός ἐστιν ἄξιος καὶ αὐὖ- 
τός, ὥςπερ ὁ ἐργάτης, τῆς τροφῆς αὐτοῦ. Πᾶ- 
σαν οὖν ἀπαρχὴν γεννημάτων ληνοῦ καὶ ἅλωνος, 
βοῶν τε καὶ προβάτων λαβὼν δώσεις τοῖς προ- 
φήταις" αὐτοὶ γάρ ᾿εἰσιν οἱ ἀρχιερεῖς ὑμῶν. 
> ἈΝ \ ἂν ’ ’ a fal 
Ἐὰν δὲ μὴ ἔχητε προφήτην, δότε τοῖς πτωχοῖς. 
᾿Εὰν σιτίαν ποιῆς, τὴν ἀπαρχὴν λαβὼν δὸς κατὰ 
τὴν ἐντολήν. Ὡσαύτως κεράμιον οἴνου ἢ ἐλαίου 
ἀνοίξας, τὴν ἀπαρχὴν λαβὼν δὸς τοῖς προφήταις" 
ἀργυρίου δὲ καὶ ἱματισμοῦ καὶ παντὸς κτήματος 
λαβὼν τὴν ἀπαρχὴν ὡς ἄν σοι δόξῃ, δὸς κατὰ 


\ 2 / 
τὴν ἐντολήν. 


Κατὰ κυριακὴν δὲ Κυρίου συναχϑέντες κλά- 


σατε ἄρτον καὶ εὐχαριστήσατε προσεξομολογη- 


σάμενοι τὰ παραπτώματα ὑμῶν, ὅπως καϑαρὰ 


ἡ θυσία ὑμῶν ἢ. Πᾶς δὲ ἔχων τὴν ἀμφιβολίαν 
μετὰ τοῦ ἑταίρου αὐτοῦ μὴ συνελθέτω ὑμῖν, ἕως 
οὗ διαλλαγῶσιν, ἵνα μὴ κοινωθῇ ἡ θυσία ὑμῶν" 
αὕτη γάρ ἐστιν ἡ ῥηθεῖσα ὑπὸ Κυρίου" Ἔν 
παντὶ τόπῳ καὶ χρόνῳ προσφέρειν μοι θυσίαν 
καϑαράν - ὅτι βασιλεὺς μέγας εἰμέ, λέγει Κύρι- 
\ \ , x > a. Ὗἶν 
os, Kal τὸ ὄνομά μου θαυμαστὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσι. 
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TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES. 


Cuap. XIII.—But every true prophet who will set- 
tle among you is worthy of his support. Likewise a 
true teacher, he also is worthy, like the workman, of 
his support. Every firstfruit, then, of the products of 
wine-press and threshing-floor, of oxen and of sheep, 
thou shalt take and give to the prophets; for they are 
your high-priests. But if ye have no prophet, give ἐξ to 
the poor. If thon makest a baking of bread, take the 
first of ἐέ and give according to the commandment. In 
like manner when thou openest a jar of wine or oil, take 
the first of ἐξ and give to the prophets ; and of money and 
clothing and every possession take the first, as seems 
right to thee, and give according to the commandment. 


Cuap. XIV.—But on the Lord’s day do ye assemble 
and break bread, and give thanks, after confessing your 
transgressions, in order that your sacrifice may be pure. 
But every one that hath controversy with his friend, let 
him not come together with you, until they be reconciled, 
that your sacrifice may not be profaned. For this is 
that which was spoken by the Lord: At every place and 
time, bring me a pure sacrifice ; for a great king am I, 
saith the Lord, and my name is marvellous among the 
nations. 

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Κεφ. ιε΄. 


280 


285 


290 


Κεφ. iC. 


295 


300 


AIAAXH TON AQAEKA ATIOSTOAQN. 


Χειροτονήσατε οὖν ἑαυτοῖς ἐπισκόπους καὶ 
διακόνους ἀξίους τοῦ Κυρίου, ἄνδρας πραεῖς καὶ 
ἀφιλαργύρους καὶ ἀληθεῖς καὶ δεδοκιμασμένους" 
ὑμῖν γὰρ λειτουργοῦσι καὶ αὐτοὶ τὴν λειτουργί- 
av τῶν προφητῶν καὶ διδασκάλων. Μὴ οὖν 
e > iA > / > e ’ 
ὑπερίδητε αὐτούς " αὐτοὶ γάρ εἰσιν οἱ τετιμημέ- 
νοι ὑμῶν μετὰ τῶν προφητῶν καὶ διδασκάλων. 

᾿Ελέγχετε δὲ ἀλλήλους μὴ ἐν ὀργῇ, GAN ἐν 

> / e ΝΜ > Led > 7 \ 
εἰρήνῃ, ὡς ἔχετε ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ " Kal παντὶ 
ἀστοχοῦντι κατὰ τοῦ ἑτέρου μηδεὶς λαλείτω μηδὲ 
252) Le > 4 4 Φ , \ \ 
Tap ὑμῶν ἀκουέτω, ἕως οὗ petavonon. Τὰς dé 

> \ Ly a \ \ UA \ 4 
εὐχὰς ὑμῶν καὶ τὰς ἐλεημοσύνας καὶ πάσας τὰς 
πράξεις οὕτω ποιήσατε, ὡς ἔχετε ἐν τῷ εὐαγγε- 


λίῳ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν. 


Γρηγορεῖτε ὑπὲρ τῆς ζωῆς ὑμῶν" οἱ λύχνοι 
ὑμῶν μὴ σβεσθήτωσαν, καὶ αἱ ὀσφύες ὑμῶν μὴ 
ἐκλυέσθωσαν, ἀλλὰ γίνεσθε ἕτοιμοι " οὐ γὰρ 
οἴδατε τὴν ὥραν, ἐν ἣ ὁ Κύριος ἡμῶν ἔρχεται. 
Πυκνῶς δὲ συναχθήσεσθε ζητοῦντες τὰ ἀνήκον- 
ta ταῖς ψυχαῖς ὑμῶν" οὐ γὰρ ὠφελήσει ὑμᾶς 
ὁ πᾶς χρόνος τῆς πΐστεως ὑμῶν, ἐὰν μὴ ἐν τῷ 
ἐσχάτῳ καιρῷ τέλειωθῆτε. ᾿Εν γὰρ ταῖς ἐσχά- 
ταῖς ἡμέραις πληθυνθήσονται οἱ ψευδοπροφῆται 
καὶ οἱ φθορεῖς καὶ στραφήσονται τὰ πρόβατα 

26 


TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES. 


Cuap. X V.—Now appoint for yourselves bishops and 
deacons worthy of the Lord, men meek and not ava- 
ricious, and upright and proved; for they, too, render 
you the service of the prophets and teachers. Despise 
them not, therefore; for they are the ones who are 
honored of you, together with the prophets and teachers. 

And reprove one another, not in anger, but in peace, 
as ye have 7¢ in the gospel; and to every one who erreth 
against another, let no one speak, nor let him hear any- 
thing from you, until he repent. But your prayers and 
your alms and all your deeds so do ye, as ye have 7 
in the gospel of our Lord. 


Cuap. XVI.—Watch for your life’s sake; let your 
lamps not go out, and your loins not be relaxed, but be 
ready ; for ye know not the hour in which our Lord com- 
eth. But ye shall come together often, and seek the 
things which befit your souls; for the whole time of your 
faith thus far will not profit you, if ye do not be- 
come perfect in the last time. For in the last days 
the false prophets and the corruptors shall be multiplied, 
and the sheep shall be turned into wolves, and love 


805 


810 


315 


AIAAXH TQN AQAEKA ATIOSTOAQN. 


eis λύκους Kal ἡ ἀγάπη στραφήσεται εἰς μῖσος " 
> , 4 > A ΄ > / 
αὐξανούσης yap τῆς ἀνομΐας, μισήσουσιν ἀλλή- 
λους καὶ διώξουσι καὶ παραδώσουσι, καὶ τότε 
φανήσεται ὁ κοσμοπλάνος ὡς υἱὸς Θεοῦ καὶ ποι- 
΄ “ ‘ , ‘ e a , 
Hoel σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα, καὶ ἡ γῆ παραδοθήσε- 
> Lal > a \ La > , a 
tau εἰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ, καὶ ποιήσει ἀθέμιτα, ἃ 
3 / / 5» JA , ao ες ΄ 
οὐδέποτε γέγονεν ἐξ αἰῶνος. Τότε ἥξει ἡ κτίσις 
τῶν ἀνθρώπων εἰς τὴν πύρωσιν τῆς δοκιμασΐας 
καὶ σκανδαλισθήσονται πολλοὶ καὶ ἀπολοῦνται, 
« \ e / > lol 3 » lal 4 
οἱ δὲ ὑπομείναντες ἐν τῇ πίστει αὐτῶν σωθή- 
e > > r fa) τ“ / Ι ἢ 
σονται ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ τοῦ καταθέματος. Καὶ τότε 
φανήσεται τὰ σημεῖα τῆς ἀληθείας" πρῶτον, 
σημεῖον ἐκπετάσεως ἐν οὐρανῷ, εἶτα σημεῖον 
φωνῆς σάλπιγγος καὶ τὸ τρίτον ἀνάστασις νε- 
κρῶν " οὐ πάντων δέ, GAN ὡς ἐρρέθη: Ἥξει ὁ 
Κύριος καὶ πάντες οἱ ἅγιοι μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ. Τότε 
ὄψεται ὁ κόσμος τὸν Κύριον ἐρχόμενον ἐπάνω 
τῶν νεφελῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ. 


TEACHING OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES. 


shall be turned into hate; for when lawlessness in- 
creaseth they shall hate one another, and shall persecute 
and shall deliver up, and then shall appear the world- 
deceiver as the Son of God, and shall do signs and won- 
ders, and the earth shall be given into his hands, and 
he shall commit iniquities which have never yet been 
done since the beginning. Then all created men shall 
come into the fire of trial, and many shall be made to 
stumble and shall perish. But they that endure in 
their faith shall be saved from this curse. And then 
shall appear the signs of the truth; first the sign of an 
opening in heaven, then the sign of the trumpet’s sound, 
and thirdly, the resurrection of the dead ; yet not of all, 
but asit hath been said: The Lord will come and all the 
saints with him. Then shall the world see the Lord 
coming upon the clouds of heaven. 


USE OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES IN THE 
“TEACHING.” * 





OLD TESTAMENT. 





LINE. LINE. 
*Deut. δὲ 17-19......5055 BOL | *Sirach 4: 81.5 00...2'. assets 
MPa bitdeslO at cists ves 7 ἐδ BOC. 14 SO cn, eee Prey it 
WEEROU Sys kbp waka ν τς 75 f. | Mal Ue sit RE. oss cen τὰς . 278 f. 
Sirgen δος css) toca we 91 f. | 
NEW TESTAMENT. 

LINE LINE, 
"Math. δὲ διιννιρενν swede - COL | *Matt. 24:8-4.0 0. sate 298 f 
ΜΑΙ δ: BB. , sauce 284 f. | *Matt. 24 :24-81....... .. d13f 
"Mate 03 26s. oss sso seas 801. | *Math. 24: Sb. ΕΣ. 200 ἢ 
*Matt. 5: 30-48. ......... 16 f. | *Matt. 24:42, 44......... 291 f. 
Matt. 62 B-18. Τὸ oss cos 155 f. | Matt. 28: 19............. 140 f. 
*Matt. Cand Ti, 0255645 289 | *Luke6: 27-85.......... 10 
ἐν τυ παν ῥινὶ cise so hatin 1851. “Lake 9: 1- ιν νυν νυν τῶν 215 f 
*Matt. 7: 15-28.......... 215 f. | *Luke 10: 4-21 .......... 215 f 
*Matt. 10: 5-12.......... 215f. | Luke 11:24............ 155 f. 
“Math 30240... 5iacaectae 256 *Luke 11 and 123 τὸ κε τς 289 ἢ 
Matt 38201 εν μεσ. 224f. | *Luke 12: 85...........-- 291 f. 
*Matt. 18: 15-17......... 284 | *Acte 4: 08.2 i oecis bes 92 ἡ 
*Matt. 18: 21-35......... 284 | “Eph O25, θυ ξὺν ἣν 108 f 
MO: BE 29 isos. κα λει νις 205 “1 Thess; 6:22. “τ νος Oe Paes «ik A 
Matt. 22: 27-39.......... DR Ae Bud ΔΕ Le ee een 15f. 





1 This table is that of Bryennios, who adds: ‘‘ By this sign [*] are distinguished 
the passages which are not verbally cited in the ‘Teaching,’ and those to which the 
‘ Teaching’ simply refers, with the words, ‘ As the Lord commanded in the gospel.’” 
—EDs. 


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NOTES. 





THE TITLE. 


Another title is Διδαχὴ κυρίου διὰ τῶν δώδεκα ᾿Αποστόλων, 
** Teaching of the Lord through the Twelve Apostles.” Atha- 
nasius also calls it διδαχή. But Eusebius (Hist. iii. 25) uses the 
plural, διδαχαί. And Clement of Alexandria cites it as γραφή. 


CHAP. I. 


P. 2, 1. 8.—“do not to another”] The Golden Rule occurs 
botli here and in the Apostolic Constitutions (vii. 2), in a nega- 
tive form, as in the teachings of Confucius. 

P. 2, 1. 11.—“‘ fast for them that persecute you”] The em- 
phasis put upon fasting, here and elsewhere in this document, 
is no sign of Montanism, since fasting was much emphasized in 
the early Church, and Montanism itself was, in this respect, only 
an exaggeration of common usage. 

Ρ, 4, 1. 15.—“ye shall have no enemy ἢ Suggested, appar- 
ently, by 1 Pet. iii. 13, ‘‘And who is he that will harm you, if 
ye be zealous of that which is good?” 

P. 4, 1. 22.— for indeed thou canst ποὺ Because Chris- 
tians were forbidden to ‘‘go to law before the unrighteous,” 1 Cor. 
vi. 1, 

31 


NOTES. 


P. 4, 1. 32.—‘* Let thine alms sweat in thy hands, until thou 
knowest to whom thou shouldst give”] A very graphic injunc- 
tion of carefulness in giving. 


CHAP. IZ. 


P. 4, 1. 36.—‘‘thou shalt not corrupt boys”] The παιδεραστία 
of Classic writers, referred to by Paul in Rom. i. 27. 

P. 6, 1. 38.—‘‘ by abortion”] Another heathen abomination. 

P. 6, 1. 42, 43.---διγλωσσία! This noun does not occur in 
Classic Greek, nor in the New Testament, but is found, to- 
gether with the entire sentence in which it here stands, in the 
Epistle of Barnabas, Chap. xix. There are many other corre- 
spondences between that epistle and the present document. ' 

P. 6, 1. 44.—‘‘filled with doing”] i.e., works, deeds, as in 
Matt. xvi. 27. 


CHAP. ITI. 


P. 6, 1. 60.—‘‘nor a purifier”] Referring to some kind of su- 
perstitious lustration, perhaps by fire, as in Ley. xviii. 21; 
Deut. xviii. 10. 


CHAP. IV. 


P. 10, 1. 87.—‘**for taking stretches out the hands, but for 
giving draws them in”] Graphic description of taking and 
giving. 

P. 10, 1. 88.—‘* by thy hands thou shalt give a ransom for 
thy sins”] Beneficence is better than sacrifice. See Prov. xvi. 
6, “ΒΥ mercy and truth iniquity is purged.” 

P. 10, 1. 98.—* thy slave”] As in the New Testament, so 
here, the relation of master and slave is not denounced, but 
regulated. 

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NOTES. 


CHAP. V. 


This catalogue of evil things pertaining to the “way of 
death,” reflects only too faithfully the dreadful corruption of 
the ancient civilization. 


CHAP. VI. 


P. 14, 1. 186.—‘*And concerning food, what thou art able, 
bear”] Nothing is unclean of itself, as Paul says in Rom. xiv. 
14. And again in 1 Tim. iv. 4, “For every creature of God is 
good, and nothing is to be rejected, if it be received with 
thanksgiving.” 


CHAP. VII. 


P. 14, 1. 139.—“ Now, concerning baptism . . . in running 
water”’] év ὕδατι ζῶντι, literally “in living water,” water in mo- 
tion, either as in a fountain, or as ina stream. A picture in the 
Catacomb of St. Callixtus, dating from about the year 200 a.p., 
represents a youth standing ankle-deep in water, and receiving 
baptism by the pouring of water upon his head. [See Northcote 
and Brownlow’s “Roma Sotteranea,” Part II., Plate XV.] The 
passage before us apparently recommends just this mode of per- 
forming the rite. If this should be impracticable, then fresh 
cold water might be similarly used [in a font]. If cold water 
could not be had, warm water would answer. If neither cold 
nor warm water in sufficient quantity (ankle-deep) could be 
had, then pouring only (the feet resting on the floor or ground) 
would suffice. This last is now the Syrian mode of baptism, 
and probably always has been. This fact, ascertained by the 
Crusaders (in the third Crusade, 1189-92), and made known 
through them in Europe, would help to account for Aquinas’s 
definition of baptism, so different from that of Peter Lombard 


NOTES. 


about a century before. Lombard’s definition requires immer- 
sion ; Aquinas’s definition permits either immersion, pouring, 
or sprinkling. The Seventh Book of the Apostolic Constitu- 
tions, at this point (Section xxii.), says nothing about the mode, 
but prescribes anointing with oil, both before and after bap- 
tism. Fasting is enjoined in both documents. 


CHAP. VIII. 


P. 14, 1. 164.---παρασκευήν] Cf. John xix. 14. 

Wednesday and Friday are named as days of fasting, instead 
of Monday and Thursday, as observed by ‘the hypocrites.” 
The Lord’s Prayer ends with the Doxology, as in Matthew, in- 
stead of its being omitted, as in Luke. 


CHAPS. IX., X. 


These two chapters contain a brief eucharistic liturgy. 


CHAP. XI. 


Apostles and Prophets are described as mere evangelists, or 
itinerant preachers, who were not expected to remain in one 
place more than a single day. 

P. 20, 1. 218.—ei μή has been inserted in the translation before 
ἡμέραν. So Harnack, Theol. Lit. Zeit., Feb. 9, 1884. Of. p. 22, 
1. 246, 


CHAP. ΧΙ. 


P. 22, 1. 244.—** Ye shall have understanding right and left ”] 
That is, a complete understanding. See 2 Cor. vi. 7. 


84 


NOTES. 


CHAP. XIII. 


Prophets and teachers are here spoken of as resident minis- 
ters, entitled to maintenance. They were to have the first- 
fruits of everything. Σιτία, in Classic Greek, is the plural of 
σιτίον, meaning ‘‘food” in general. Here, asin the Byzantine 
Greek, it is a singular noun, and means ‘‘ batch,” or ‘‘ baking 
of bread.” 


CHAP. XIV. 


The Lord’s Day is the day for worship and for the Eucharist, 
No mention is made of the seventh day of the week. 


CHAP. XV. 


P. 26, 1. 277.—** Now appoint for yourselves,” χειροτονήσατε 
οὖν ἑαυτοῖς] Xetporovéw occurs only twice in the New Testament 
(Acts xiv. 23; 2 Cor. viii. 19), and, in both places, means sim- 
ply to ‘‘appoint.” Josephus uses the word in the same sense 
in Ant. xiii. 2, 2, where Alexander Balas, the pretended son of 
Antiochus Epiphanes, “appoints” Jonathan High Priest. The 
same meaning appears in Ant. vii. 9,3; vii. 11, 1. In Ant. vi. 
5, 4, however, the noun χειροτονία is used of the coronation of 
Saul. In Josephus, accordingly, the prevailing sense of χειρο- 
τονέω is to ‘‘appoint.” This is the meaning of the word also in 
the Epistles of Ignatius (about 115 a.p.). See Philadelphians, 
Chap. 10; Smyrneans, Chap. 11; Polycarp, Chap. 7. 

But in the “ Apostolic Canons,” I. and II., and in the ‘‘ Apos- 
tolic Constitutions,” viii. 4, 5, χειροτονέω means to “ ordain.” 
This represents the usage of the third century, as the New Tes- 
tament, Josephus, and Ignatius represent the usage of the first 
and second centuries. 


8 


NOTES. 


Now, it is noteworthy, that in the ‘‘ Apostolic Constitutions,” 
vii. 31 (the section corresponding to the passage before us), the 
word employed is not χειροτονέω, which then meant ‘‘ ordain,” 
but προχειρίζομαι, a new usage having obtained. In this fif- 
teenth chapter of the ‘‘ Teaching,” χειροτονέω is employed, evi- 
dently, in its original sense of “‘ appoint.” This indicates the 
high antiquity of the document, antedating by decades, if not 
by a whole century, the ‘‘ Apostolic Canons” and the “ Apos- 
tolic Constitutions.” 

As for the officers to be ‘‘ appointed,” only Bishops and Dea- 
cons are mentioned. By Bishops must, of course, be meant 
Presbyters, or Elders. There is no sign of a Bishop as distin- 
guished from a Presbyter; nor of a Ruling Elder as distin- 
guished from a Teaching Elder; and, apparently, there was in 
each congregation a plurality both of Bishops (or Elders) and 
Deacons. 


CHAP. XVI. 


The document concludes with a vision of the Lord coming 
upon the clouds of heaven, and all the saints with him. The 
resurrection is of the dead, νεκρῶν, though ‘‘not of all the 
dead.” Not a word is said of any second resurrection. If there 
is to be a second resurrection, it is only implied. Of course, 
no interval is indicated. Premillennarianism, accordingly, is 
not directly, perhaps not even indirectly, taught. Following 
the lead of the New Testament, as in Matt. xxiv. 31, and in 
1 Thess. iv. 13-18, our document may, after all, only be em- 
phasizing the resurrection of the righteous. 


ERRORS IN THE CODEX CORRECTED BY 


114, 


158, 





BRYENNIOS. 
CopDEX. BRYENNIOS, 
LINE. 

3. δέν οἰ οι ψέν τὰ ΡΣ ΤΡ ence erp rere Ὁ 

89. Bpwrdrw.....sesecceses gknddect es δα δ] ἃ ἱδρωσάτω. 

1. AME ρον εν ἐφ as κράξας ς ΝΑ τς Ὁ care ὀργίλος-- 

59. εἰδωλολατρίαν. ..... τος αν κα νος ων ΚΑ δα Δ Ὁ εἰδωλολατρείαν- 

GP, εἰδωλολούρίαιν εν cacecdsdscisadvccvesvace εἰδωλολατρεία. 

ΒΕ ἣν τλ δεν ἄχος ὑὸν tose acts pakes ΚΣ ΜΌΡΙΟΝ ὅ. 
108. δοῦλοι [0.7 See Bryenn., p. 22, N. 19]... δοῦλοι. 
MES is i Gad υεφφε ξένοις doindlephs ara vanaee ὑμῶν. 
115. εἰδωλολατρίαι...... Ruse ieovebbeeeeeessens εἰδωλολατρεῖαι. 
τι Sapa κι τω hain εν φν paces νος φαρμακεῖαι- 
169. yevynOftw.......06. RIS κα pa AR an eraletars ail γενηθήτω. 
ee TET ee TOT Tae σον τ βου δῶν ἡμῶν. 
ἜΣ CR MOE: fad δν όνῶνς ον διν δον ἃ αν ἡ τὴν σοὶ ἣ δόξα 
900. δὲ να. τῷ O68. ἐθοτάφουνον» saccnoestes ὡσαννὰ τῷ υἱῷ. 
ὌΝ Δ ων, τὶς ξεν τάσνανς γε εκυνφονες ἂν . «ὁρίζων. 
λον ἘΝ MEAP, 5 0 ba ΡΤ Shae ek fo ον ὅδ. ΗΠ ἐμ Wc abies ἕξετε. 
258. δώσεις τὴν ἀπαρχήν........««.ν Mi ceaatnwtes «δώσεις. 


1 Used only in poetry.—Bryenn. 
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